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    1-3. Show three examples of integrating textual evidence from one article or book that you might use in your research paper. (In other words, use the same quote/paraphrase/summary from one source.) *DON’T USE THE STORIES FROM OUR BEDFORD BOOK/GILMAN STORY LINK ONLINE. Incorporate your own statements (lead-in) with 1) a direct quote, 2) a direct paraphrase, and 3) a summary statement. Format this as you would in your paper, using the correct quo-para-punc formula. Paraphrase: Through her novel “The

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    When many people think of aircraft investigations, they think of a large-scale airliner crash. While these types of accidents get more airtime on the television circuit, the majority of accidents occur within the general aviation community. One of the most notorious of these general aviation accidents was the accident of John F. Kennedy, Jr. His notoriety as the son of a President of the United States gave a special spotlight to this particular aircraft investigation. On that fateful night of

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    ‘Migrant Hostel’ and ‘Feliks Skrzynecki’, where he examines a division between his pre-war Polish heritage and his newfound Australian way of life. The movement away from his European cultural heritage towards a more Australian identity created disorientation for Skrzynecki, and these feelings of disconnection

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    Pit And The Pendulum

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    In Edgar Allan Poe’s story, “The Pit and the Pendulum,” Poe, uses the horror elements of ____Isolation_________, ______Madness______, and__Disorentiation_____ to add suspense to the story. In the beginning of the reading of The Pit and the Pendulum, the setting is at the Spanish Inquisition and Edgar Poe sees figures that look like angels, or judges. One of the important horror elements is Madness. The author Edgar Poe states “In other conditions of mind I might have had courage to end my misery

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    Baby Green Turtles

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    Diet Baby green turtles eat a variety of plants and small animals, but as adults they feed mainly on sea grass and marine algae. Predators Seabirds, crabs and raccoons feed on baby sea turtles when they first hatch, sharks are the only animal really large enough to prey upon grown sea turtles. The human race is also a predator of the green turtle. Birth rate (gestation & mating seasons) Mating season begins sometime in March, and females then nest from May to September. The females lay, on average

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    Delirium Signs

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    Signs and Symptoms Delirium is a neurocognitive disorder that is characterized by a disturbance in attention, awareness and change in cognition that rapidly develops over a short period of time (Townsend, 2014). It is manifested by confusion, disorientation, hallucinations, illusions, clouding of consciousness and excitement. In fact, Townsend also states that some of the individual’s awareness can range from hypervigilance to stupor or semi-coma. As a result, sleep may alternate between excessive

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    In Edgar Allan Poe’s story, “The Pit and the Pendulum”, Poe, uses the horror elements of madness, anxiety/disorientation, and plot twist to add suspense to the story. A guy is found guilty then was placed in a dungeon, he tries to escape the elements that the people throw his way as they watch. The first horror element of madness is important part to the story. As time passed the pendulum was still moving: “The odor of the sharp steel forced itself into my nostrils” (Poe 8). He sat there growing

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    image showed that he had encephalitis. Encephalitis is an inflammatory condition of the brain. The condition is characterized by headache, fever, and nausea. Neurological disturbances can include seizures, personality change, restlessness, and disorientation. In some cases, a comatose state might occur. We also performed an electrocephalogram or EEG to record Eldon’s brain wave activity. Your father’s brain wave activity was normal for his age and showed no signs of abnormalities. The Doctor prescribed

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    index and laziness. The person with this disorder has no trouble falling asleep at night, but when you wake up is at times nervous and confused. Among the symptoms and clinical signs, we find, irritation, hallucinations, memory loss, anxietyand disorientation. Symptoms

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    of identity and its connection to one's culture and history. Although both authors convey the same theme, they use different literary tactics and techniques to develop their views. Okita uses imagery and analogies to illustrate the terror and disorientation that Japanese Americans felt during World War II. In contrast, Cisneros uses narration and characterization to examine the protagonist's quest to embrace her Mexican background amid American society's melting pot. Eventually, Okita depicts the

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